Author: Steve Kearney
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October 15, 2015 2015 USPS Christmas shipping deadlines. Ballots and utility payments late in the mail. Postal Service lost dozens of college ACT exams. Inspector General looking into simplifying pricing for letters and flats. USPS governors are not the only Obama nominees frozen in Senate. Canada Post study shows how direct mail works well.…
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USPS provides essential services to nonprofits
October 1, 2015 Sometimes being the U.S. Postal Service must feel like being an offensive lineman on a football team. The only times you get noticed or mentioned are when you commit a holding penalty, jump offside, or cause your quarterback to be sacked when you miss a block. For the U.S. Postal Service…
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USPS files papers in appeal of PRC exigent order
October 1, 2015 On September 30, 2015, the U.S. Postal Service filed documents related to its appeal of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s order that the exigent surcharge related to the 2007-2009 recession shall end this coming spring when a revenue target is met. Key among yesterday’s postal documents was the PETITIONER’S STATEMENT OF ISSUES…
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Alliance notes — click the link to read the story
October 1, 2015 Should Postal Service be sold to save it? USPS buying Ram ProMaster vans to deliver packages and mail. New USPS vans are for large package delivery. Department of Transportation building a public database of location of all U.S. addresses. Yahoo CEO speaks of dangers of ad blocking. Making direct mail more sustainable.…
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USPS: Protecting flanks and gaining new ground
Alliance Report — September 15, 2015 Sometimes running the United States Postal Service (USPS) seems to be similar to the challenges that were faced by Civil War generals. At war with obsolescence and disruption, the USPS must protect certain flanks and attack new ground at the same time. Recently, the Postal Service has been protecting…
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Alliance Notes
September 15, 2015 Discover why people value mail. Royal Mail research on making direct mail valuable. Visit by Pope Francis will delay mail. Acting PRC Chairman Taub confirms revenue-neutral filings, and USPS need to consult with customers. Copywriting tips for effective direct mail. How to add a “donate now” button to your nonprofit’s Facebook page.…
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U.S. Postal Service board of governors — Linn’s Stamp news
U.S. Postal Service board of governors could shrink to one member by December NEWS September 03, 2015 08:33 PM By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the only 2016 presidential candidate to address postal issues in his campaign, has been acting without public attention on another important postal issue. The Vermont senator single…
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USPS Isn’t Giving Up in Its Fight to Keep Stamp Prices High — Government Executive
By Eric Katz September 1, 2015 Kathy Willens/AP file photo Share this on Facebook37 Tweet this on Twitter6 Share this on Google Plus5 Share this on LinkedIn3 Print this article Email this article Increase size The U.S. Postal Service has filed yet another petition against the mandate that it end emergency price hikes, once again…
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Senator Carper is working on a new postal reform bill
Alliance Report –August 31, 2015 No one is more dedicated to trying to pass postal reform legislation than Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Senator Carper’s staff has been working diligently with stakeholders representing customers, the mailing industry, employees, the Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission,…
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Slower mail delivery continues to make news but is being fixed
Alliance Report — August 31, 2015 As we reported last issue, the Postal Service has been reporting improvements in mail delivery times since winter and a commitment to ensure excellent service going forward. Postmaster General Megan Brennan did so at the Alliance July board meeting and chief operating officer David Williams reiterated the results and…